Hello, first let me introduce myself, I'm Alan and have just joined this board. I am currently careing for my dad who was diagnosed with Alzheimers about 7 years ago. About two years ago he had got to the stage where he was finding it difficult to live alone ( my mum died in 1991) but we didn't consider him bad enough to move into a home so I invited him to come and live with me. I am also a widower, my wife having died in 2000.
I have notice a marked deterioration in his condition in the last few months. Previously he enjoyed reading, listening to music watching the TV and even going for a daily walk. His main problem was speeking, he found great difficulty in finding the words and he would get very fraustated at not being able to express himself. Recently however he has lost interest in just about everything and tends to sleep most of the day, his speech has deteriorated even more and he can not even rember for example what order to put his clothes on.
What I would like to know, if anyone can help, is how is the disease likely to progress from here. I will find it easier to cope if I know what to expect in the future. For example he is not at the moment incontinent is it inevitable that he will become so for I am not sure that that is something I could cope with by myself.
He is currently prescribed Arecept which he has been on for about 7 years and Ebixa which he has been on for about two years.
Many thanks
Alan
I have notice a marked deterioration in his condition in the last few months. Previously he enjoyed reading, listening to music watching the TV and even going for a daily walk. His main problem was speeking, he found great difficulty in finding the words and he would get very fraustated at not being able to express himself. Recently however he has lost interest in just about everything and tends to sleep most of the day, his speech has deteriorated even more and he can not even rember for example what order to put his clothes on.
What I would like to know, if anyone can help, is how is the disease likely to progress from here. I will find it easier to cope if I know what to expect in the future. For example he is not at the moment incontinent is it inevitable that he will become so for I am not sure that that is something I could cope with by myself.
He is currently prescribed Arecept which he has been on for about 7 years and Ebixa which he has been on for about two years.
Many thanks
Alan